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Navigating Your Child's Sleep Schedule at the End of Daylight Savings Time

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Navigating Your Child's Sleep Schedule at the End of Daylight Savings Time

Worried about the end of Daylight Savings Time throwing off your child's sleep schedule? You're not alone! As the clocks "fall back," many parents dread the earlier wake-ups and overtired kids that follow. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through practical strategies to smoothly transition your baby or toddler's sleep schedule with minimal disruptions. Whether you have a newborn on wake windows or a toddler with a set routine, these tips will help you adjust their schedule and avoid those dreaded 5 AM wake-ups. Read on to help your little one sleep soundly through the time change!

How to Transition from Two Naps to One: a Step-by-Step Guide

How to Transition from Two Naps to One: a Step-by-Step Guide

Discover how to effortlessly transition your toddler from two naps to one. This concise guide offers practical steps and signs of readiness, ensuring your child maintains restful sleep during this crucial change.

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How to Get Your Newborn on a Good Schedule

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How to Get Your Newborn on a Good Schedule

If you’re a new parent, you may be wondering the best way to get your newborn on a set schedule. Well… we’ve got good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news: newborns (mostly) set their own schedules, and those schedules are wildly unpredictable! Now for the good news: there is a TON you can do to help make your unpredictable newborn’s schedule more predictable and set them up for routine success. Read this blog post to find out the secrets!

How to Transition from Three Naps to Two

How to Transition from Three Naps to Two

If you're moving your baby from a three to two nap schedule and are a little anxious about it, first know that you are not alone. It can cause a lot of anxiety for parents and it's understandable! This is the first nap transition where you’re incorporating some pre-planning and strategy to really help your child find sleep success. With a little guidance from this blog post, you’re going to know exactly what to avoid, and exactly what to begin.

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Why Overtiredness Leads to Sleep Issues

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Why Overtiredness Leads to Sleep Issues

You know your baby is too tired when they can't sleep. Unlike adults, babies sleep worse when they have been kept awake too long. This is because of an overproduction of cortisol in their system. Allow me to explain what's going on behind this phenomenon in this blog post and what you can do to get your child back to sleep.

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Six Tips to Keep the Sleep While Transitioning Back to Daycare

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Six Tips to Keep the Sleep While Transitioning Back to Daycare

Let’s face it: daycare naps just aren’t as good as at-home naps. Or at least, that’s what the masses will tell you. But I’m on a mission to turn this around! That’s why I’m sharing my top six tips for how to keep the sleep while you transition your kiddo back to daycare. Let’s make daycare naps the new black.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child's Sleep

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child's Sleep

New Year’s Resolution: To Give My Child Better Sleep. Sound like you? With most of us still in isolation and with the cold temperatures keeping us cooped up, there’s no better time to hunker down and sleep train your child for the New Year. In this blog post, I give you my Top 3 Tips for Improving Your Child’s Sleep to get your child’s sleep in tip-top shape for 2021.

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Post-Holiday Sleep Recovery: Get Your Kids’ Sleep Back on Track Fast
Post-Holiday Sleep Recovery: Get Your Kids’ Sleep Back on Track Fast

Struggling to get your child’s sleep back on track after the holidays? Late nights, skipped naps, and too much excitement can disrupt their healthy sleep habits. This post-holiday recovery plan will help you reset bedtime routines, repay sleep debt with earlier bedtimes, and re-establish firm sleep rules. Follow these simple, actionable tips to restore peaceful nights and happier days for your family!

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The Best Products for Sleep for New Parents: An Expert's Top Picks
The Best Products for Sleep for New Parents: An Expert's Top Picks

Wondering what to put on your baby registry or what to gift that expectant parent in your life? You need this list! These are the best products for baby sleep that every new parent should have. Read this first-hand account from Master Sleep Consultant McKenna Linford, who has tried all the products out there and has honed in on the top five you need.

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How to Enjoy the Holidays While Maintaining Your Child's Sleep Schedule
How to Enjoy the Holidays While Maintaining Your Child's Sleep Schedule

This holiday season, don’t let these three items hold you back from keeping your child’s sleep in tact. This is your plan to go in prepared for whatever challenges you face this holiday season regarding travel, family, and room sharing, so you can ensure your child gets the sleep they need. Take a look inside!

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